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Deptford 1909

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909

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5
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
Of the 1611 deaths recorded during the year, 321 were of infants
under one year of age. During the past ten years the rate has fallen
from 196 to 123 per 1,000 births registered, a decrease of 73 per
1,000; for the year under review the rate was even
lower still, being equal to an annual rate of 103 per 1,000,
which is 20 per 1,000 less than in 1908 and a total decrease of 93
per 1,000 since 1899.

Table: For details of the causes of deaths of infants see Table No. 5.

For details of the causes of deaths of infants see Table No. 5.

Year.Deptford.London.England and Wales.
1899196167163
1900159160154
1901150149151
1902138141133
1903136131132
1904149146145
1905124131128
1906144133132
1907107115118
1908123113121
Average for past 10 years142138137
1909103108109

Table: TABLE SHEWING THE NUMBER OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1909.

TABLE SHEWING THE NUMBER OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1909.

BIRTHS3093
DEATHS (including 523 in Outlying Public Institutions)1611
Excess of Births over Deaths1482

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NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACT, 1907.
This Act was adopted by this Council during the year, and after
the approval of the Local Government Board was obtained, came
into operation in the Borough on 27th December, 1909.
The following is a summary of the principal sections of the Act:—-
Section 1 (l) Provides. In the case of every child born in an area
in which this Act is adopted, it shall be the duty of the
father of the child, if he is actually residing in the house
where the birth takes place at the time of its occurrence,
and of any person in attendance upon the mother at the